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Name: RAIT, William James

Nee: father of Edward Norton Rait; relative of William Henry Rait

Birth Date: 1862 S. Africa

Death Date: 21 Oct 1935 at Farm 742 Uasin Gishu

First Date: 1909

Profession: Settled at Eldoret with wife and daughter. Both he and his wife lived to be nearly 80 years old.

Area: Eldoret, 1925 Farm 70, Tarakwa, 1930 Box 61, Eldoret

Married: In Dordrecht, Cape Province 2 Sep 1885 Ida Ethel Amelia Bradfield b. 5 July 1859 S. Africa

Children: Julia (24 May 1886-5 May 1903 Dordrecht); Ethel May (m. John Charles Boswell) (1 May 1890 Dordrecht, S. Africa-29 Aug 1978 Grahamstown); William Henry (15 Feb 1892 Calvinia, Cape Province); Edward Norton (1894 Dordrecht, Cape Province-1 Aug 1916 Kajiado); Evelyn

Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Land, Gazette, Leader14, Red Book 1912

General Information:

Red 22 - Justice of the Peace - Uasin Gishu
Land 1909 - W.J. Rait - Grazing and agricultural, 3170 acres - Uasin Gishu - 28/8/08 - Leasehold under Occupation Licence from 5 to 99 years from 1/3/09 - Registered 22/8/09
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Uasin Gishu Plateau - W.J. Rait, Farm No. 70
Leader14 - W. Rait - Uasin Gishu
Red Book 1912 - W.J. Rait - Uasin Gishu
Gazette 15/6/1913 - Appointment to be JP for the Uasin Gishu Plateau - William James Rait
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Plateau South - William James Rait - Farmer, Eldoret
KAD has W.H. Rait.
Red 25 - JP, Uasin Gishu Plateau
Gazette 1 Dec 1936 probate required by William Henry Rait

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